Broomsedge

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Bahamas, AU, CU, FR, GT, HN, NO, RU

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Fever

Science studied: not documented

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Poaceae

Scientific name: Andropogon virginicus

Common names: Broomsedge, /, Amerikaans bezemgras, Barbon de Virginie, Andropogon de Virginie, Blaustängelige Besensegge, Broom-sedge, Broom-sedge Bluestem, Broomsedge Bluestem, Broomsedge Bluestem, Yellowsedge Bluestem Whiskey Grass., Broomsedge bluestem, Whiskey Grass, Whisky Grass, barbon de Virginie, broom-sedge, broom-sedge bluestem, broomsedge, broomsedge bluestem

History

The source record documents this plant in Bahamas, AU, CU, FR, GT, HN, NO, RU and 2 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Bahamas
• AU
• CU
• FR
• GT
• HN
• NO
• RU
• SE
• US

Documented cultural uses

• Fever

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Unidirectional trichomes in rice and prickles in Andropogon virginicus protect meristems from herbivory · 2022 source ↗
• Predicting the spatio-temporal distribution of the invasive alien plant Andropogon virginicus, in the South Korean peninsula considering long-distance dispersal capacities. · 2023 source ↗
• Antioxidant, Anti-tyrosinase, Anti-α-amylase, and Cytotoxic Potentials of the Invasive Weed <i>Andropogon virginicus</i>. · 2020 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

no compound records in this source record

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.